how to pronounce чайник

/ˈt͡ɕæjnʲɪk/

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чайник is pronounced in two syllables

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1.

t͡ɕ

2.

nʲ

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An example use of чайник in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… надо мной а я еще чайник и так далее а я …”

meanings of чайник

noun:

Teapot, teakettle, kettle.
Dummy, novice, no-good.

чайник frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word чайник occurs in russian on average 7.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.